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Telugu Calendar

The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Telugu 1985 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1906 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.

January 1985

Shaka Samvat 1906 (Raktaksha)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 1985

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Thursday, 3 January 1985 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:03 AM, Jan 3 – 8:35 AM, Jan 4

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi →

  • Bhogi

    Sunday, 13 January 1985 Saptami

    Tithi 8:02 PM, Jan 12 – 5:56 PM

    The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.

  • Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)

    Monday, 14 January 1985 Ashtami

    Tithi 5:55 PM, Jan 13 – 3:58 PM

    The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Kanuma

    Tuesday, 15 January 1985 Navami

    Tithi 3:56 PM, Jan 14 – 2:09 PM

    The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.

  • Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)

    Friday, 25 January 1985 Chaturthi

    Tithi 10:02 AM, Jan 24 – 12:03 PM, Jan 25

    The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 26 January 1985 Panchami

    Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 26 – 4:59 PM, Jan 27

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Monday, 28 January 1985 Saptami

    Tithi 5:00 PM, Jan 27 – 7:42 PM, Jan 28

    Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.

  • Bhishma Ashtami

    Tuesday, 29 January 1985 Ashtami

    Tithi 7:43 PM, Jan 28 – 10:14 PM, Jan 29

    Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami.

Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.

About the Telugu Calendar

The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.